jenjuddrocks1 day ago2 minVasarely in Aix-en-ProvenceOur class field trip on Friday was to Aix-en-Provence, or just Aix. It was a whirlwind of a day with a crazy, winding bus ride at the...
jenjuddrocks7 days ago2 minAmazing Views and New PerspectivesSo much wandering and wondering. This view was from the top of a hike in Saint Saturnin les Apt during a drawing adventure last week. We...
jenjuddrocksJul 251 minLundi MatinLast week was another hot one. But we persevered and went out drawing. I was cranky so I didn't get very much done, but it was a...
jenjuddrocksJul 182 minHot Day in AvignonOn Friday just about the whole class went on an "Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO)" to Avignon which is really just a fancy word for...
jenjuddrocksJul 132 minDrawing Day in MenerbesWe started this week in the midst of a drought and a heat wave, so what better idea than to go out into it and explore a small medieval...
jenjuddrocksJul 82 minJoyeux Anniversaire!Yesterday I turned 51 in France among wonderful new friends! This a card from some of the girls in my little Pitot neighborhood with...
jenjuddrocksJul 32 minInspirational BitsFinished up my first week (already!) and have been so inspired by all that is around me...I have to share. As part of my Treasures of...
jenjuddrocksJun 291 minPitot - Where I LiveI live in a little terraced area that is surrounded by fruit trees--figs and plums--and grapevines and lavender and flowers and bees and...
jenjuddrocksJun 272 minMaking DraweringsOne of our pre-quarter assignments for my Travel Portfolio drawing class was to do some sketching, with whatever media we wanted, on our...
jenjuddrocksJun 253 minFirst Days in LacosteI have been waiting to start summer classes in France since I found out I got accepted in January, so this weekend has been a long time...
jenjuddrocksJun 242 minHockney & Matisse in NiceThis art piece is: a) a rendering of me laying under a fan bitching about being hot and my feet hurting. b) what I imagine I look like...
jenjuddrocksJun 231 minBits of Lyonnaise InspirationFunky Design. Our apartment in Lyon was right in the middle of a busy square in Vieux Lyon (Old Lyon) so we walked right out the door on...
jenjuddrocksJun 211 minSoeur en Sueur (Sweaty Sister)Spent some time looking at food and art (and sweating a lot) on the last full day in Lyon yesterday. We are catching a train to Nice...
jenjuddrocksJun 201 minAdventures in LyonBen is here! Found him at the rail station on Saturday after his own travels in Paris and Annecy. He's a para-glider pilot so did a lot...
jenjuddrocksJun 182 minA Day in Lyon (aka a zillion steps and some wine)I cannot believe this adventure has finally started. Mom and dad and cats sent me off well with a few tears (Frankie, the cat) and a...
jenjuddrocksJun 131 minArt Walk in BedfordSaturday was a fun day in downtown Bedford as Downtown Bedford Inc. put on its first official Art Walk. It has been a really long time...
jenjuddrocksJun 102 minJust Another Friday NightI live in the best little town. I grew up here then left for about 25 years and then moved back in 2016. I’m sitting on the porch right...
jenjuddrocksJun 11 minWelcomeIt’s time to open the door on a new blogging adventure. We might as well start right here at home with fancy flowers and steps that need...